Garment and seaming therefor



Dec. 16, 1930. H. MILLER 1,734,942

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UNITED STATES HENRY MILLER, 0F LINCOLNLNEBRASKA GARMENT AND sEeMINGTHEREFOR Application filed September 18,1929. "Serial No. 393,527.

This invention relates to an improved working coat of the type generallyknown as lumbermens coats, and its leading object is to provide a coatin which the various sections are united by reinforced seams,constructed to lie flat under the compressing action of multipleparallel rows of stitching, and adapted to resist separations andprevent ripping along the joints of the connected sections, while at thesame time presenting a tailored appearance, calculated to make thegarment fit comfortably on the person of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a garment seamcomprising associated sections, each of which is formed with an infoldededge portion, the one laid upon the other, and a taping strip laid uponone of said folded edge portions and connected to the both of them bythree parallel rows of stitching extending through all associated fabricthicknesses, and compressing the folded edge portions closely againsteach other.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafterspecifically pointed out, or will become apparent, as the specificationproceeds.

With the above indicated objects in view, the invention resides incertain novel con structions and combinations and arrangement of parts,clearly described in the following specification and fully illustratedin the accompanying drawings, which latter show an embodiment of theinvention as at present preferred.

In the drawings Fig. l is a side View of the improved garment, foldedupon itself. f

Fig. 2 is an inside view of theimproved garment, laid out.

Fig. 3 is a perspective sectional view of the improvement reinforcingseam.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A designates a workingmans coat, ofthe type generally known as a lumbermans coat, and which embraces thetwo vertical back wall forming sections B and C, the right front wing D,and the left front wing E.

, The'vertical'rear wall forming sections B and C are connected to eachother by means of the central vertical-seam b and the right front wing Dis connectedto the section B by the seamv 0; and the left front wing Eis connected to the section '0 by means of the seamd. f a

The right arm sleeve 1 is connected to the front wing D and thebacksection B, by means of-the curved seam 6, while the left arm sleeveJ, is connected to the left front wing E and to theback section C bymeans of the seam f.

The. connecting seams b, 0, d, e and f, are alike in constructiondetails,so only one seam will be described. j

Eachseam consists of the adjoining'edge portions. of the associatedsections, a lining materialK, and a taping strip L. The edge 1 portionof the front wing D isfolded upon itself to provide the infolded portionDb. Thisis laid upon the infolded edgeportion Ba of the back-section B,so that the two will completely oppose'e'ach other. The taping strip -Lis also folded'along one edge portion La to provide a reinforcinginfolded strip and similarly folded alongthe other edge portion Lb, andthen laid in superimposed relation with respectito theinnermost foldededge portion of the two body sections, in the case shown,the edgeportions Ba of the back section B and Db of the front section D, withthe lining K disposed between the taping strip and the two infolded edgeportions. These folded parts are compressed andthen bound to each otherby three parallel rows of stitching.

One row of stitching M extends through the infolded double edge portionsLa of the taping strip, through the lining, through the .infolded edgeportionof the front wing D.

The second or intermediate row of stitching N extends through thecentral portion of the taping strip, and through the two infolded edgeportions of the body sections, between the turned parts or bendsthereof, while the third row of stitching O extends through the otheredge Lb of the taping strip, through the lining, and through theinfolded edge portion Ba, of the body forming section B.

The stitching holds the multiple thicknesses of fabric closely united toeach other, in a state of compression, so that the finished seam willnot present any loose threads and will have the appearance of a tailoredgarment.

The garment-thus constructed is actually stronger at the seams thanelsewhere, and fits nicely and with comfort upon the person of thewearer, and retains its'shape', dueto the fact that the reinforced seamsact as stiffening cords through theent'ire garment, to preventseparation of associated parts. and to hold the garment in the designedform.

The lining may, of course, beomitted in cari-yingfout the invention. I

I The hereinabove describedconstruction admits ofconsiderablemodifications without departing from the invention; therefore, I do notwish to be limited to'the precise arrangements shown and described,which are, as aforesaid, by way of illustration merely. In other words,the scope of protection contemplated is to be taken solely from theappended claim, interpreted asbroadly as is consistent with the priorart.

I claim: 7 p A fabric seam consisting of the infolded edge portions ofassociated fabric sections,

said infolded edge portions being disposed in overlying relation andwith the infolded parts having their outer faces engaging each other, ataping strip having infolded edge portions disposed in overlyingrelationto the first named infolded edge portions, arow of stitchingextending through each of the infolded edgeportions of the taping stripand through each of-the infolded edge portions of'the fabricsectionsyand a row of stitching extending through the parts thus'unitedand disposed between the other rows of stitching.

In testimony whereof I hereby afiix my signature.

- HENRY MILLER.

